The Lower Volta Bridge ( French : Pont de la basse Volta ), also known as Sogakope Bridge ( French : Pont de Sogakope ), is a 650 meter long bridge on the N1 highway ( Aflao — Accra ) that connects Sogakope to Sokpoe over the Volta River .
3-575: The bridge was constructed between January 1965 and January 1967 by two German contractors. In 2009 the bridge was described as a death trap due to damages. There was also an appeal in 2013 by the residents of Sogakope to Ghana Highways Authority to repair the rusting expansion and contraction joints. Ghana Government is planning to build a new cable-stayed bridge (New Volta Bridge) to be started in 2021. 5°59′41.6″N 0°35′05.2″E / 5.994889°N 0.584778°E / 5.994889; 0.584778 This Volta Region location article
6-681: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ghana Highways Authority The Ghana Highway Authority ( GHA ) was established as a corporate body by GHA Degree 1974 (NRCD 298). NRCD 298 was repealed by the GHA Act 1997 (Act 540), which, however, continued the Authority in existence with responsibility for the administration, control, development, and maintenance of the country's trunk road network totaling 13,367 km and related facilities. GHA's 13,367 km of trunk roads make up about 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186 km. All
9-738: The Divisions of the Authority are grouped under three main Departments, namely: This Department embraces 7 Divisions, namely: There is an Internal Audit Division, that is directly responsible to the Chief Executive but which for administration purposes, reports to the Deputy Chief Executive (Administration). This Department embraces 7 Divisions, namely: The Head of this Department is the Deputy Chief Executive for Development. This Department embraces: This Ghana -related article
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